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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

1,050 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 53

Sale of a Farm

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 March 1908 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon Mr. E. Burns submitted at auction Macarthur's farm at Off Flats, three miles from Hampton, and fifteen miles from Lithgow. The farm…

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A Big Barley Crop

Leader · Monday 2 March 1908 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Walkom, farmer, near Blayney, has just garnered an uncommonly successful crop of malting barley of the Chevalier variety. Off…

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The Potato Crops

Leader · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 4

The outlock for a potato crop in this district is looking very glum on account of the rain keeping away so long. If it does not rain in the near…

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Wool Sales

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 3

The Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Co., Ltd., report under date, February 29:— Our last weekly sale of the season was…

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Swords' Cattle Sale

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 13

A cattle sale of more than ordinary importance will he held on Wednesday next, March 11, when 700 head of male cattle, including some very fine fattening…

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Wool Reports

National Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 3

Messrs Shute, Bell, and Co., Wool and Produce Brokers, Sydney, report:— No change can he reported in values. Demand is still active for the better Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., submitted on Tuesday a catalogue of 1348 bales which included some very good lines in bout the greasy and scoured sections, and…

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Wool Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 13

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co Ltd., report that there was a better demand for wool yesterday at their sales. Good wool remained at unchanged…

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The Wheat Areas

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 17

With the exception of the country extending from Louisiana to Florida, wheat is grown in every State of the Union, but our…

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Seed Wheat Breeding

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 17

During a day spent in the Fort Collins grounds with Mr Olin, the name of the late Mr. Farrar was frequently quoted by that…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 12

Harrison, Jones & Devlin, Ltd., submitted on Tuesday a catalogue of 1348 bales. The market still remains depressed with a slackening demand as…

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The Wool Market

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 12

Winchcombe, Carson held a wool sale yesterday and found the market firm for good wools. Medium and inferior grades show no improvement and are dull of…

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Wheat Production in America

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 17

We were unable to see harvesting operations, as the time of the visit to the big wheat-growing States was too early. However, the crops…

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Wool Sales SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 3

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd, held a wool sale to-day, and found the market firm for good wools. Medium and inferior grades showed no improvement and…

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Sydney Wool Sales. London

Leader · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 3

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson and Co. held a most successful wool sale to-day. The market was firm for good wools, but medium and inferior…

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Farming Machinery

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 13

Mr. W. Hunt, representative of the International Harvester Company for Gulgong, Mudgee and Rylstone districts has taken up his head quarters at…

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Plant-growing by Microbes. Farmers' New Friend

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 8

We are promised shortly the final experimental results of a discovery that is to increase twenty-fold the yield or many crops on many soils. The great…

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Bogged Cattle

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 2

At about eight o'clock yesterday morning passengers along the Kelso road were met with an unpleasant sight when approaching the bridge near Mr The Bathurst District Band (under the conductorship of Mr. S. Lewins) will render the following programme of select music in Machattie Park on…

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Wool and Produce. Last Week’s Summary

Leader · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 4

The associated (Sydney) buyers report:— Auctions were held on three days of the past week when all wools of good staple met with a keen…

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The Sheep and the Goats Orange Follows Bathurst

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 2

The Orange A. and P. committee, following the lead of the executive of the Bathurst A.H. and P. Association, has decided (our correspondent writes)…

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Farmers' Wheat Crops To the Editor

National Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 2

Sir,—Now that the harvest and threshing operations are completed, reports are to Land from almost every wheat growing contra of the small amount of wheat…

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